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Zweibrücken (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 49 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 49.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 22 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 7.3667 decimal degrees |
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Note: The town of Zweibrücken is located on the Schwarzbach river some 53 miles west southwest of Mannheim. It was an independent countship and noted medieval center, receiving its charter in 1352/ It passed to the Wittelsbach family in 1385. It produced famous early editions of Roman and Greek classic texts, the Editiones Bipontinae. In 1410 it became a duchy and in 1477 passed into the possession of the house of Pfalz-Zweibrücken. Possession passed to Bavaria in 1816. The town was almost totally destroyed in World War II, but has been mostly rebuilt. Its surviving historic architecture includes the late Gothic Church of St. Alexander, the castle built in 1720-1725, and the Baroque town hall built 1779-1785. The modern town bears the nickname "the town of roses and horses" after its famous Garden of Roses east of the town and its local horse breeding and racing industry. Other industries include metalworking and the production of wood products, textiles, machinery, and footwear. The calculated population for 2005 was 35,970. |
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| Zweibrücken (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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............ | meaning "two bridges," various forms of the name were used since Middle Ages |
| Deux Ponts (NA,V)
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| צוויבריקן (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Bipontium (H,V)
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............ | Latin name, recorded in medieval documents |
| Deux-Ponts (H,O)
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............ | used in medieval documents written in French |
| Deuxponts (H,O)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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developed as independent countship, town was chartered in 1352 |
| town (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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noted for famous rose garden & for breeding of horses since 18th cen. |
| sporting center (C) |
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specializing in horse racing |
| publishing center (C) |
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| noble seat (H) |
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of House of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, from 1477 |
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